Welcome to IHTSDO

IHTSDO is the not-for-profit association that owns and maintains SNOMED CT.

SNOMED CT is the most comprehensive, multilingual clinical terminology in the world. It is a vital component for safe and effective communication and reuse of meaningful health information.

News

IHTSDO Announces New Chair of Management Board

The IHTSDO Management Board unanimously elected John Van Beek as its Chair on 23rd April. John has been a fundamental member of the Board since the formation of the IHTSDO in 2007, and represents the Netherlands. He has had significant involvement with organizational and financial issues with the...[more]
03.05.2012

Implementation Showcase - Call for Papers

Please submit proposals for presentations and posters at the SNOMED CT Implementation Showcase, in Stockholm, 25-26 October 2012.[more]
30.04.2012

IHTSDO and GMDNA Signs Cooperation Agreement

The IHTSDO is delighted to announce that on 26th April, the Global Medical Device Nomenclature Agency (GMDNA) responsible for the international naming system for medical devices (GMDN) signed a Cooperation Agreement with the IHTSDO, resulting in the use of GMDN as the medical device component in...[more]
27.04.2012

Upcoming Conferences

Stockholm
October 22-26, 2012

With SNOMED CT Implementation Showcase (25-26 October) and Working Group Meetings.
See more details and call for papers for the Showcase event.

Copenhagen
April 8-10, 2013

IHTSDO business meeting.

SNOMED CT Concept Identifier Lookup Service

This service is provided by the IHTSDO to enable you to view the textual descriptions associated with a SNOMED CT Concept identifier.

Please click here to go to the service.

IHTSDO Workbench Newsletter Subscription

This services will automatically send the monthly IHTSDO Workbench newsletter to your email address. 

Click here to subscribe to IHTSDO's Workbench letter.

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